C++ Jobs in the North West

C++
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for C++ skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited C++ over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 171 233 163
Rank change year-on-year +62 -70 -59
Permanent jobs citing C++ 131 60 187
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 1.23% 0.81% 1.94%
As % of the Programming Languages category 4.28% 2.11% 4.81%
Number of salaries quoted 113 52 117
10th Percentile £43,000 £46,500 £34,794
25th Percentile £52,500 £50,000 £40,853
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £66,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.02% +20.91% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £86,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £83,971 - £91,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £67,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% - +17.39%

All Programming Languages
North West

C++ is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 3,062 2,837 3,886
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 28.70% 38.38% 40.38%
Number of salaries quoted 2,454 1,724 2,545
10th Percentile £34,825 £36,250 £34,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £43,800 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +15.79%
75th Percentile £68,750 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +8.70%

C++
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing C++ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for C++ in the North West

C++
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing C++ in the North West.

Salary trend for C++ in the North West

C++
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ in the North West over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for C++ in the North West

C++
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the North West region over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Manchester +58 87 £62,500 +4.17% 29
Cheshire +16 33 £60,000 -2.44% 9
Lancashire -10 9 £79,932 -5.96% 3
Merseyside +1 2 £50,000 -39.39% 2
C++
England

C++
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 16 (12.21%) Apache
2 2 (1.53%) CMS
3 1 (0.76%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (1.53%) Fusion 360
2 1 (0.76%) GNU Octave
Cloud Services
1 9 (6.87%) Azure
2 4 (3.05%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (1.53%) AWS
4 1 (0.76%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (0.76%) GCP
4 1 (0.76%) GitHub
4 1 (0.76%) Pulumi
Communications & Networking
1 5 (3.82%) MQTT
2 3 (2.29%) Network Security
2 3 (2.29%) Wireless
3 1 (0.76%) Firewall
3 1 (0.76%) RS-232
3 1 (0.76%) RS-485
3 1 (0.76%) Software-Defined Radio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.76%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (0.76%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 12 (9.16%) Git
2 6 (4.58%) GDB
2 6 (4.58%) Jenkins
3 4 (3.05%) CMake
3 4 (3.05%) GCC
3 4 (3.05%) JIRA
3 4 (3.05%) Visual Studio
4 3 (2.29%) Subversion
5 2 (1.53%) Eclipse
5 2 (1.53%) LabVIEW
6 1 (0.76%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.76%) GitLab
6 1 (0.76%) Rational DOORS
General
1 14 (10.69%) Manufacturing
2 7 (5.34%) Automotive
2 7 (5.34%) Social Skills
3 6 (4.58%) Finance
4 5 (3.82%) Electronics
4 5 (3.82%) Public Sector
5 4 (3.05%) Games
5 4 (3.05%) Influencing Skills
6 3 (2.29%) Aerospace
6 3 (2.29%) Marketing
6 3 (2.29%) Telecoms
7 2 (1.53%) Legal
8 1 (0.76%) Advertising
8 1 (0.76%) Analytical Skills
8 1 (0.76%) Banking
8 1 (0.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.76%) Retail
Job Titles
1 57 (43.51%) Developer
2 55 (41.98%) C++ Developer
3 50 (38.17%) Software Engineer
4 29 (22.14%) Lead
5 24 (18.32%) Senior
6 21 (16.03%) C++ Software Engineer
7 17 (12.98%) Embedded Engineer
7 17 (12.98%) Lead Developer
8 15 (11.45%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 15 (11.45%) Senior Software Engineer
9 12 (9.16%) C++ Software Developer
9 12 (9.16%) Software Developer
10 10 (7.63%) Technical Leader
11 9 (6.87%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
11 9 (6.87%) Senior Embedded Engineer
12 7 (5.34%) GUI Software Engineer
12 7 (5.34%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
13 6 (4.58%) Embedded C++ Engineer
13 6 (4.58%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
14 5 (3.82%) Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (12.21%) Apache NiFi
1 16 (12.21%) STL
2 13 (9.92%) .NET
3 9 (6.87%) REST
4 8 (6.11%) OpenGL
5 6 (4.58%) React
6 5 (3.82%) Apache Thrift
7 4 (3.05%) .NET Core
7 4 (3.05%) .NET Framework
7 4 (3.05%) Node.js
7 4 (3.05%) SOAP
8 3 (2.29%) Boost C++ Libraries
8 3 (2.29%) HTML
8 3 (2.29%) Qt
9 2 (1.53%) ASP.NET
9 2 (1.53%) HTML5
9 2 (1.53%) Middleware
9 2 (1.53%) POSIX
9 2 (1.53%) Redux
9 2 (1.53%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 11 (8.40%) Embedded Systems
2 9 (6.87%) IoT
3 5 (3.82%) Algorithms
4 3 (2.29%) FPGA
5 2 (1.53%) Analogue Electronics
5 2 (1.53%) Blog
5 2 (1.53%) Greenfield Project
6 1 (0.76%) ARM Cortex
6 1 (0.76%) Device Driver
6 1 (0.76%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (0.76%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.76%) PKI
6 1 (0.76%) Robotics
6 1 (0.76%) Security Posture
6 1 (0.76%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 40 (30.53%) Linux
2 28 (21.37%) Windows
3 8 (6.11%) Embedded Linux
4 3 (2.29%) Mac OS
5 2 (1.53%) FreeBSD
5 2 (1.53%) Mac OS X
5 2 (1.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.76%) Android
6 1 (0.76%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.76%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (53.44%) Software Engineering
2 25 (19.08%) Agile
3 23 (17.56%) Mentoring
4 16 (12.21%) Coaching
4 16 (12.21%) Problem-Solving
5 15 (11.45%) Computer Science
6 14 (10.69%) Roadmaps
7 13 (9.92%) Product Roadmap
8 12 (9.16%) Open Source
9 11 (8.40%) CAD
9 11 (8.40%) Multithreading
9 11 (8.40%) SDLC
9 11 (8.40%) TDD
10 10 (7.63%) Architectural Design
10 10 (7.63%) Feasibility Study
10 10 (7.63%) Re-Platforming
10 10 (7.63%) Strategic Thinking
11 7 (5.34%) DevOps
11 7 (5.34%) OO
11 7 (5.34%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 43 (32.82%) C
2 31 (23.66%) Python
3 29 (22.14%) C#
4 16 (12.21%) Java
5 14 (10.69%) JavaScript
6 10 (7.63%) COBOL
6 10 (7.63%) Micro Focus COBOL
7 5 (3.82%) SQL
8 4 (3.05%) SystemVerilog
9 2 (1.53%) Embedded C
9 2 (1.53%) MATLAB
9 2 (1.53%) Perl
9 2 (1.53%) PowerShell
9 2 (1.53%) Rust
10 1 (0.76%) Assembly Language
10 1 (0.76%) Bash
10 1 (0.76%) Embedded C++
10 1 (0.76%) R
Qualifications
1 22 (16.79%) Degree
2 14 (10.69%) Security Cleared
3 12 (9.16%) SC Cleared
4 5 (3.82%) HND
5 4 (3.05%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (2.29%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.76%) CEH
7 1 (0.76%) CISSP
7 1 (0.76%) CompTIA Security+
7 1 (0.76%) GIAC
7 1 (0.76%) ISTQB
7 1 (0.76%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.76%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (5.34%) ISO 9000
2 2 (1.53%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.76%) NIST
3 1 (0.76%) NIST 800
3 1 (0.76%) QA
System Software
1 5 (3.82%) Embedded Firmware
1 5 (3.82%) Firmware
2 3 (2.29%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (2.29%) Ansible
1 3 (2.29%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.76%) Podman
2 1 (0.76%) Progress Chef
2 1 (0.76%) Puppet
2 1 (0.76%) Terraform
Vendors
1 10 (7.63%) Micro Focus
2 4 (3.05%) Cadence
2 4 (3.05%) Synopsys
3 3 (2.29%) SAP
4 2 (1.53%) EMC
4 2 (1.53%) Google
4 2 (1.53%) Red Hat
5 1 (0.76%) Microsoft
5 1 (0.76%) Oracle
5 1 (0.76%) YouTube